Only Me & My Kitchen



Lo and Behold! It's Farid and His Kingdom - the Kitchen. Yeah, that's about it. Kitchen is a place where I seek peace in mind. Therapeutic exercise for me to say the least. All my troubles seem to fade away when I am in the kitchen. But hey, it doesn't mean I don't have problem at all at the kitchen. I'll be so damn pissed if I see my kitchen in a mess. Especially when I am about to cook.

I dance while I am cooking. I sing along while I am cooking. I cuss a lot when I am cooking. Especially if things don't go my way. I do all these like nobody sees me. And please, nobody tells me what to do when I cook. I don't mind to help people cooking or cook for people. I like to cook for my friends and invite them to have lunch or dinner or breakfast with me. I hate eating by myself. I've been eating by myself for almost 3 or 4 years now. At dining commons.

Well, those only happen when I am in the States. How about when I am at home, at my parents' house in Ampang?

Hmmm... I never cook at my real home. It is not because I don't have the passion to cook while I am at home, it's just I never feel it right. You know what I mean? Ermm..probably not. Nevermind.

Mummy did complaint to me that I never want to cook at home. Of course I don't want to cook at home or else, why bother coming home if I can cook my own meal? I come home because I miss my mom's meal. Honestly. If I start to cook, it would be just the same as I am here. And besides, I am too busy meeting people here and there when I am at home. I rarely be at home. Meeting, appointment, program, usrah, concert band practice, jalan-jalan makan asap etc. Ask my dear friends Puan Aida and Puan Aini, they will agree with this.

Cooking allows you to pour some of your creativity into your food. Ermm..nay...I won't call it an art. Iron Chef would probably be mad at me. Nevermind, none of my business though. I call it a spontaneous act of saving your own meal from be tossed into the waste basket. Hehehehe...you'd do anything to make sure your meal is eatable. I do that. I innovate and I modify the cuisine according to my needs. Or according to whatever I have in my kitchen. If you do mistake, next time you will do much better at cooking the same meal. Then the third time will be perfect! Isn't that the way we live our life? We make mistakes, we learn our mistakes and we don't repeat our mistakes? Aren't we?

Anyhow, I've got to go now. I better cook my black pepper chicken. So, anybody wants to dine with me tonight?